14 Minute Square Meatballs Recipe

14 Minute Square Meatballs

I remember my mom making meatloaf. She put all the ingredients onto the top of the ground beef and mixed the squishy mess together with her hands. That grossed me out a little. I stir together all the ingredients except the meat with a fork, then, after it's all mixed well, I stir in the meat with the fork and then mix by hand for just a minute. This is faster and less messy.

14 Minute Square Meatballs
1/2 cup crushed saltine crackers
1/3 cup minced onion
1 to 2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt or seasoned salt (optional)
1 pound lean ground beef or ground turkey

Crush saltines in glass 8- by 8- or 9- by 9-inch baking dish. Add all ingredients except meat and stir together with a fork. Add meat, stir briefly with fork. Use hands to more thoroughly mix together. Pat mixture evenly in dish. Cover dish with waxed paper or vented plastic wrap (turn back a corner of the wrap for air to escape). Microwave on high for 8 minutes or until 160 degrees in the middle. After cooking, if there is a lot of fat, stuff a paper towel in one corner. Tilt dish down slightly toward that low corner to absorb the fat. Cut into 1 inch cubes for square meatballs or cut into larger pieces and serve as meatloaf.